Overview
Eating Disorders have a reputation for being complex and difficult to treat. This keynote address provides a 3-step framework that can minimise this complexity and provide a clear road map to recovery for people with eating disorders, their supports, and the clinicians who treat them.
Body
In this presentation A/Prof Ward presents the causes of eating disorders, and explains why there has been a massive increase in prevalence in recent years. Ward then outlines, and explains in some detail, the three stages of treatment for all eating disorders: renourishing the body, renourishing the brain, and renourishing the soul.
Learning Objectives
1. Learn how to assess a patient's nutritional status *without* using weight
2. Understand the typical responses of the brain to inadequate nutrition
3. How to effectively engage and motivate the ambivalent patient